Onchain, Honestly!

Kaisa & Alenka
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Onchain, Honestly is a conversation with the operators actually building crypto companies. Kaisa and Alenka sit down with founders and leaders to talk about what the pitch decks leave out: go-to-market, hiring, revenue, real traction, and the unglamorous mechanics of turning a protocol or product into a business. No hype, no theater. Just honest conversations about what works, what doesn't, and what it actually takes to build onchain.

Episodes

  1. Onchain, Honestly! Ep.2 - Where Crypto Is Now: Native Builders Meet Institutions

    2D AGO

    Onchain, Honestly! Ep.2 - Where Crypto Is Now: Native Builders Meet Institutions

    In this episode, we use EthCC in Cannes as a starting point of where the crypto industry is right now.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    We talk about the current market shift, the growing institutional presence, what builders and infra teams are prioritizing, and what operators are both worried and excited about.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Featuring perspectives from: Anya — Director of EMEA at GalaxyFrancesco — Head of DevRel at MetaMask Simon — Product Marketing Lead at Gauntlet Azeem — Co-founder of Miden  Chapters00:00 Intro01:28 Episode setup & guest lineup03:19 Azeem (Miden) — Institutions care about tech, not price16:33 Anya (Galaxy Digital) — EthCC from an institutional lens22:03 Simon (Gauntlet) — EthCC recap32:53 Francesco (MetaMask) — Builders' Nights & EthCC vibe47:22 Takeaways — the bar is higher, and that's a good thing ---Simon X: https://x.com/0xSim0Azeem X: https://x.com/azeemk Anya X: https://x.com/Anya_Nova Franesco X: https://x.com/francescoswiss Alea Reserach:  https://alearesearch.io/ Alea Research X: https://x.com/AleaResearch Alenka X: https://x.com/alenka_on_x Kaisa X: https://x.com/kaisakaisa_ --- DISCLAIMER: This Content is Provided Solely for Informational and Educational Purposes. It does Not Constitute Financial, Investment, or Legal Advice.

    49 min
  2. Onchain, Honestly! Ep.1 - ft. Aishwary Gupta

    MAY 5

    Onchain, Honestly! Ep.1 - ft. Aishwary Gupta

    In this episode, Aishwarya Gupta, the Global Head of Business at Polygon Labs, gives a deep dive into how Polygon Labs is building a sustainable enterprise business. We cover Polygon’s full-stack strategy across wallets, stablecoins, interoperability, compliance, enterprise APIs, and ZK infrastructure, and why the next generation of blockchain ecosystems will be judged by real customers, recurring revenue, and scalable infrastructure.We also look into why blockchain foundations can no longer rely only on grants, token-based income, or free infrastructure, and how enterprise demand may reshape the business model for crypto networks.       ---Aishwarya Gupta X: https://x.com/0xAishwary Polygon X: https://x.com/0xPolygon Polygon Website: https://polygon.technology/ Alea Research: https://alearesearch.io/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1FYar3Z...Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzD2dDz6hXU&list=PLvDC69vWCE50cwMvHHgxpzOX32Cz9h8GXAlenka X: https://x.com/alenka_on_x Kaisa X: https://x.com/kaisakaisa_ ---- DISCLAIMER: This Content is Provided Solely for Informational and Educational Purposes. It does Not Constitute Financial, Investment, or Legal Advice.

    46 min
  3. Welcome to Onchain, Honestly!

    APR 24

    Welcome to Onchain, Honestly!

    This podcast explores what actually works in the onchain economy as a business. We are long-term believers in the space, but we also believe it needs more honest conversations about how it works in practice. That means looking beyond narratives and focusing on business models, incentives, and outcomes — what drives value today, and what it really takes to operate behind the scenes. Have a listen 👇 Subscribe to our free daily newsletter: https://alearesearch.substack.com/

    12 min
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Onchain, Honestly is a conversation with the operators actually building crypto companies. Kaisa and Alenka sit down with founders and leaders to talk about what the pitch decks leave out: go-to-market, hiring, revenue, real traction, and the unglamorous mechanics of turning a protocol or product into a business. No hype, no theater. Just honest conversations about what works, what doesn't, and what it actually takes to build onchain.

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    Kaisa & Alenka
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  • Episodes
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